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BBC News
25-06-2025
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Fundraiser to buy Turner's lost Bristol masterpiece hits 60k
A fundraiser launched to buy a recently discovered JMW Turner painting, which remained unidentified for 150 years, has reached £60, Rising Squall features a former hot spring and spa in Bristol, as seen from the east bank of the River Avon before Clifton Suspension Bridge was painting goes under the hammer at Sotheby's auction house on 2 July, and is estimated to fetch between £200,000 - £300,000. Bristol City Council, which owns Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, is trying to raise £100,000 from the public to help purchase the long-lost masterpiece and bring it home. The gallery is believed to be the only public institution bidding, and the council hope to raise the rest of the money from other sources. Painted in 1792, when Turner was 17, it is the earliest-known oil painting ever exhibited by the artist, and is believed to be the only one depicting a Bristol artist's signature was only discovered last year when the canvas was cleaned during a restoration community fundraiser currently stands at more than £60, successful, the painting will join the Turner collection at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, where it will be freely accessible to the unsuccessful at auction, all donations made via Crowdfunder will be refunded. The painting was debuted at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of Turner's father's barber Mr Nixon's son inherited the painting after his death it fell "into obscurity", having last been exhibited in Tasmania, was early mention of the painting in obituaries of Turner's life but for at least a century it was mistaken for a watercolour, meaning it was missing from the catalogue of his exhibited oil paintings.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Council's £100k appeal to buy lost Turner painting
A council has launched a one-week fundraiser to return JMW Turner's earliest-known oil painting "to its home". Bristol City Council, which owns Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, is trying to raise £100,000 to help purchase The Rising Squall, which depicts the Avon George. The painting had been lost for 150 years before it was rediscovered last year. Phillip Walker, head of culture for Bristol City Council, said: "It's an incredibly important and relevant painting for Bristol because it's the very first and probably only oil painting that Turner ever painted of a Bristol scene." More news stories for Bristol Watch the latest Points West Listen to the latest news for Bristol "This is the very first oil painting he ever painted... what's more incredible is that he was only 17 at the time," Mr Walker added. The guide price for the painting is £300,000, and the council hopes to raise the rest of the money from other sources before the auction on 2 July. Mr Walker said the council is "putting all of its feelers out" to "try and raise the money it can to stand a chance at bidding". The painting was debuted at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of Turner's father's barber shop. Mr Nixon's son inherited the painting after his death, and it then fell "into obscurity", having last been exhibited in Tasmania, Australia. If the council is unsuccessful in purchasing Turner's work, it said all of the money that has been donated will be returned. "We want to make this work, so we're asking anyone who can to help and share the enthusiasm and the opportunity," Mr Walker said. "This really is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Bristol to show how important art and culture are to it." Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Lost Turner masterpiece could be bought by council Lost Turner oil painting found after 150 years Bristol City Council Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Council's £100k appeal to buy lost Turner painting for Bristol
A council has launched a one-week fundraiser to return JMW Turner's earliest-known oil painting "to its home".Bristol City Council, which owns Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, is trying to raise £100,000 to help purchase The Rising Squall, which depicts the Avon painting had been lost for 150 years before it was rediscovered last Walker, head of culture for Bristol City Council, said: "It's an incredibly important and relevant painting for Bristol because it's the very first and probably only oil painting that Turner ever painted of a Bristol scene." "This is the very first oil painting he ever painted... what's more incredible is that he was only 17 at the time," Mr Walker guide price for the painting is £300,000, and the council hopes to raise the rest of the money from other sources before the auction on 2 Walker said the council is "putting all of its feelers out" to "try and raise the money it can to stand a chance at bidding".The painting was debuted at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of Turner's father's barber Nixon's son inherited the painting after his death, and it then fell "into obscurity", having last been exhibited in Tasmania, Australia. If the council is unsuccessful in purchasing Turner's work, it said all of the money that has been donated will be returned."We want to make this work, so we're asking anyone who can to help and share the enthusiasm and the opportunity," Mr Walker said."This really is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Bristol to show how important art and culture are to it."
